Information Sections on Dino's Ultima Page

Gallery with Ultima 9 pictures and links to other galleries and fun pages

Opinions, having links to reviews and a place for people to post their own

Bugs and Mistakes

Hacki's Ultima Page [English | German] started primarily to show what ridiculous things were done or left out in Ultima IX. It's got at least 15 pages nitpicking Ultima IX, accessed either from the links on the right or from the Ascension [English | German] page.

Cheats

Fun

Easter Eggs

There's an area in Serpent's Spine where you can find a beautifully made memorial
to Phyllis Jones (screenshot above). An explanation for this was
given when Gallara Dragon originally posted
about this on the UDIC Facebook Group:

Sergorn Drakael wrote: "It was made by U9 Lead Artist (and now SotA Artsit) Scott Jones for his mother Phyllis Jones who had just passed away. As I recall she was the reason he became an artist, so he wanted to pay tribute to her this way in the game."

Scott Jones himself confirmed this in the same thread:

Hello folks... Yes indeed, I created that art and that in-game area shortly after my mom passed away during the later years of U-9's production cycle... My mom practically raised me on fairytales and fantasy of all kinds, and was the source of my interest in art, an inspiration toward my creative side in general, and certainly the source of my particular sense of humor... I'm so glad you fine folks appreciate the little shrine I made for her... Seeing this thread, and reading your wonderful comments, brought a pleasing tear to my eye... Thanks!

In the same thread, Sergorn also wrote about a similar reference found in Britain:

Sergorn Drakael wrote: "There's also a different memorial near the Britain Cimetary devoted to Lord Brinne, fellow Ultima fan and a prominent member of Ultima IX Horizons who passed away a few month before the game came out. :("

In Yew, beside the circle of stones, there's a large rock shaped like a
rabbit.

Mischief

As with most Ultimas, you can kill Lord British. This is done by preparing
poisoned bread back in Earth, carrying it with you to Britannia, and putting it on Lord British's
plate instead of his regular bread.

Check out Whacked-out Ultima 9 at IT-HE Software
for some fun in the typical style of DOUG the Eagle Dragon.

Wolf Dreamer's website (WebDB2 link) was dedicated to doing all
sorts of strange stuff in Ultima 9. Most of the original content is being hosted here at Dino's Ultima
Page.

Trivia

The video showing the destruction of Britannia (an altered version of the original Armageddon video)
is used at least four times:

Maps

In-game World Map

In-game Town Maps

In-game Treasure Maps

Denis Loubet's World Map

In December 2015, Denis Loubet released a high-resolution image of the Ultima 9 cloth map:

"Here is the image used for the cloth map in Ultima IX:Ascension at 50% resolution. Even reduced by half, the attached full map is big enough for screen-saver purposes. It's all there, the docks of Buccaneer's Den, the glowing force-field around the Lycaeum, even the virtue symbols in the border.

"This was done way back in 1999, in an old version of Photoshop, using a lot of paths, bitmaps, and layers. Countless hours went into this on a tight deadline, and now it's here for you to download and enjoy! :-)"

Pictures

Remakes

Ultima 9: Redemption was a remake that had been in progress for well over a decade. After the departure of Avatus, the original project leader, it was taken over by Corv's Titans of Ether, only to be cancelled after 12 years in the making. Read more about it in its WebDB2 entry, or check out the surviving soundtrack [Spotify | YouTube], composed in 2006-2008 by Matti Paalanen.

Infinity Eternal was run by a former Redemption member. It seems to have disappeared.

Eriadain is another Ultima 9 remake project by Moa Dragon that was cancelled a long time ago. Read more about its history at its WebDB2 entry. Its Ultima Codex entry suggests some kind of recent revival of activity.